Another Virginia Tech recipe here. These Italian stuffed tomatoes were a side dish in the West End dining hall’s steakhouse, and I enjoyed them with their crispy chicken. I was curious why my personal recipe tasted different from West End’s until I found the recipe in A Taste of Virginia Tech. My recipe uses breadcrumbs,…
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Michie Tavern green beans
Michie Tavern is a historic tavern in Charlottesville, Virginia. We stopped for lunch one day many years ago when I was visiting colleges (yes, this die-hard Hokie visited that other school in Virginia). My mom loved their food so much, she bought their cookbook. These Michie Tavern green beans are quite tasty and are a…
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Cheesy chicken bacon ranch dip
This dip was inspired by Mac wandering in the kitchen one day looking for food. We scrounged through the pantry and fridge and kind of threw this chicken bacon ranch dip together. And what’s not to like? We have cheese, bacon, and ranch dressing. It’s pretty similar to my loaded baked potato dip, but it…
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Copycat Cheesecake Factory loaded baked potato tots
I nominate myself for the longest blog post title of the year award. The Cheesecake Factory is one of the restaurants that we enjoy but have never lived close to. One of our go-to appetizers are the loaded baked potato tots. They have a nice crunchy and crispy coating and a filling of creamy mashed…
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Honey Dijon chicken
I was watching Barefoot Contessa the other day, and Ina made this honey Dijon chicken as a twist on her usual Friday night chicken. It’s a version of your standard dip in a liquid then in breadcrumbs chicken recipe. This honey Dijon chicken will probably become a regular in our chicken recipe rotation. Aside from…
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Tortellini pasta salad
This tortellini pasta salad is my preferred pasta salad recipe. I made it last week for our FRG potluck, and it was one of three sides (for like 150 people). The recipe is really easy to double or triple. It’s basically 2 parts pasta to 1 part everything else. It also comes together in a…